> Physics for Entertainment by Yakov Perelman I read the same in Malayalam! That book was one of my earliest introductions to practical physics. He deconstruct

> Physics for Entertainment by Yakov Perelman I read the same in Malayalam! That book was one of my earliest introductions to practical physics. He deconstructs pretty much all the early "perpetual machine" designs in the book. I also particularly remember the chapter with the experiments with soap bubbles as being very interesting as a kid.